XDA Developers on MSN

The CPU socket gets all the attention, but the motherboard decides how long your PC actually lasts

It's all about your motherboard's features and build quality ...
PC World

AMD will use the AM4 socket through its ‘Zen 3’ CPUs, but it will drop older chipset support

AMD said Thursday that it will continue to use its AM4 processor socket straight through its next generation of Zen 3 processors, fulfilling the pledge it made to continue the socket through 2020. AMD ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Your budget motherboard is throttling your expensive CPU, and you won't notice until it's too late

The performance loss is only invisible until it isn't ...
Digital Trends

Here’s why your old CPU cooler won’t work with next-gen Intel processors

Leaked plans for Intel’s upcoming LGA1700 socket show a radical departure from the design the company has used for the past several generations. The new V0 socket design isn’t compatible with ...